Author: Olivia

I work as a Pipefitter helper and I get paid $18 an hour. When I interviewed for this job I told the guy I was interested in welding, as that’s what I went for college for. I already have NCCER core finished, as well as 3 welding tests for 3 of the major processes used, and of course they were all passed. So I’m more than qualified for welding at this shop. Typically you’d get an interview, and do a weld test to prove you can do it. I was NOT offered a test. He offered to give me a chance as a helper. I said okay because he promised I would get the chance during down time to weld and make a test, and upon passing it I would then be promoted to welder. The problem is that that’s not at all what happened. Most of my time is…

what it says on the tin. i have tourette’s syndrome and the OWNERS were having a hard time understanding that i could not stop my tics and if i did it would make everything worse. a manager who was very understanding and i was close with (who is gone now) talked to them twice then i did once. none of those times stopped this and i should’ve taken this as a red flag. head office came in one day and it turned out that days my tics were a little active. not crazy like usual, cause i have tics where i swear and hit myself or throw things. i know how to handle myself and can get a hold of it ofc. but this day was just some whistles and my head flicking. i worked through these tics for hours cause we were so busy and i felt bad running…

So after 5 years (incl during Covid, even worked whilst I had Covid 🤦‍️) I was made redundant and was told: “Sorry, but you are at risk of redundancy, we’ll let you know the outcome in 48hrs” Immediate reaction was shock, total WTF! Long story short, whole team got axed. Felt destroyed, worthless, low & pretty sh!t. Basic redundancy plus notice was ok but “Ok, now what….” Fast forward 5 months and my new job pays almost 4 times what that idiot did. To be fair, maybe I was the idiot..? What I’m trying to say is: – Never sell yourself short – Don’t be scared of jumping into something new – Comfort zone is a meme Not sure if this fits the category of antiwork, but definitely, don’t undervalue yourself!

I put in my notice at work and my boss of three years, with whom I’ve gotten along swimmingly and have been their go-to employee all the while, has not spoken to me since. They left for vacation today and never said a word to me. My last day is next Wednesday. Said boss has also been telling people that my departure is shady and that I’m unprofessional for only giving a two week notice period. You know, the global professional standard? Just a friendly reminder that you are dead to a corporation once you’re no longer useful and that even if you take the high road and resign under the best possible conditions, they will burn the bridge even if you don’t.

“I refuse to answer that question.” None of that is your business. You wanna know if I have responsibilities outside work that might impact workflow, ask exactly about that. If I have a gig on a day and need to take the day off, I'll put in my unpaid leave/PTO/whatever. If I do get married, maybe I'll send you an invite (big maybe). But none of it, not a single bit is of any relevance to you or your company unless I make it so. Next day, HR told me my application wasn't going to the next step. I get it if I didn't make the cut in terms of experience and skill. That I respect. That said, I'm audio recording every interview from now on if it's legal to do so. And I'm just gonna tell them it is an illegal question to ask at all, regardless of recording.

LONG POST: Long time lurker here…I want to get you guys opinion about this. First some background: my fiancé has been the HR manager for a local transportation company for nearly a year. She’s smart, incredibly professional, hard working, very sweet and someone I’m lucky to be with. She’s had a hard time in her job and has had to deal with many challenges ranging from: -being promised things like remote work during the hiring process and the company going back on that -a lot of DOT things that she was never informed she needed to do/were part of her job -her coworkers snitching on her about her work ethic and times she works (yet she’s actually one of the hardest workers there) -the owner of the company constantly criticizing whether she gets her work done, and a few months ago forcing her to go from salary to hourly since…

Hi all, My boss was about to retire and I had a meeting with his two superiors to discuss the possibility of me applying to his position. I was reluctant to get my hopes up because there were rumors that they were going to require a bachelors degree. (The job is a maintenance director position, and i I’m currently the assistant director.) My boss didn’t have a bachelors which is why I thought there would be some opportunity there. I was told I would be given the opportunity by upper management, but immediately before the job posted, I was brought in and told that they were going to require a bachelors degree and that I would be screened out. It kinda sucks because I’ve been there for 7 years and it’s tough to leave now because there’s a pension and all that. To add insult to injury, the guy they…